TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG

TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 22 at the KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees (2019). They are ranked #2319 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,319

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1526

peak 1529 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 15, 2015

latest Oct 23, 2021 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#519

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

665.8172 / 720

Master · Beer,Fries & BBQ VI

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.82 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.14 (+8.68)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0228

Pork · EUregio Barbecue Festival

Consistency

±14.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.66 · weakest Brisket (158.87)

Road miles

1,293

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

645.14 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

665.8172 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.8172 at Beer,Fries & BBQ VI — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 11, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

M&G-BBQ has finished one call ahead of TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

18–0 behind in the head-to-head

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WETTELS ON FIRE in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees (Oct 23, 2021).

last seen Nov 30, 2019
back Oct 23, 2021

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Pork nemesis

15 of 17 shared pork entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 17 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
20 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#757 (101 pts)	#885 (66 pts)	#675 (131 pts)	#857 (76 pts)	#656 (131 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#519 (636 pts)	#788 (416 pts)	#446 (771 pts)	#490 (696 pts)	#580 (581 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1019 (272 pts)	#954 (332 pts)	#1295 (197 pts)	#956 (332 pts)	#950 (332 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#881 (406 pts)	#775 (511 pts)	#756 (531 pts)	#972 (381 pts)	#894 (421 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1005 (324 pts)	#1143 (294 pts)	#965 (379 pts)	#1077 (329 pts)	#838 (449 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG, each with one reason worth a look.

70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smokin' Story BBQ

#2,322 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1534

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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GUZZY-Q

#2,326 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1560

They've been 1560 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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FAT TIGER BBQ

#2,323 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2023

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Smokin Colt

#2,312 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

They turned up 8 years after TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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BLUE SKY BBQ

#2,318 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ

#2,327 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1526

Level with TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
M&G-BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	0	168.5828	150.2628	162.58	top 58%
Pork Ribs	20	6	2	170.8572	144.5028	160.76	top 48%
Pork	19	5	0	172.0228	150.2288	162.66	top 51%
Brisket	20	6	0	168.6400	145.6800	158.87	top 51%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	2	top 78%
DE	1	top 28%
NR	1	top 68%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
EUregio Barbecue Festival	2	9	0	top 50%	Aug 17, 2019
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	7	0	top 50%	Jun 29, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 2 of 20 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 18 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 283 finished ahead 404 times, behind 392

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Nov 30, 2019 → Oct 23, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Oct 23 Most recent contest KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees

20192 milestones

May 11 Career-best overall score665.8172 Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
Nov 30 Peak power rating (1529) Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition

20172 milestones

Sep 9 First overall top-10 Farm Meat
Sep 9 10th tracked contest Farm Meat

20162 milestones

Aug 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8972 EUregio Barbecue Festival
Aug 20 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0228 EUregio Barbecue Festival

20152 milestones

Aug 15 First tracked contest EUregio BBQ Festival
Aug 15 First call EUregio BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	May 11, 2019
+10.6	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
+10.6	Farm Meat	Sep 9, 2017
+9.9	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	Sep 24, 2016
+8.1	EUregio Barbecue Festival	Aug 17, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	EUregio BBQ Festival	Aug 15, 2015
-6.8	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)	Jun 4, 2016
-6.1	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
-5.6	Farm Meat	Sep 10, 2016
-4.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Jun 3, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	100%	top 63%	90.5%	90.5%
2019	5	3	100%	top 35%	92.5%	90.7%
2018	3	0	100%	top 47%	90.1%	89.3%
2017	5	1	40%	top 53%	91.7%	89.8%
2016	4	0	25%	top 63%	91.1%	90.3%
2015	2	0	50%	top 84%	85.8%	84.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 23, 2021	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne	19 / 30 (651.9316)	24 (162.2400)	2 (170.8572)	20 (161.7028)	25 (157.1316)
Nov 30, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven	16 / 31 (642.2516)	23 (157.1200)	10 (162.2972)	21 (158.8572)	10 (163.9772)
Aug 17, 2019	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren	9 / 28 (645.6800)	22 (159.3828)	3 (168.0456)	—	19 (150.2516)
Jun 29, 2019	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	7 / 22 (663.4176)	17 (162.8000)	4 (168.6060)	6 (170.2972)	8 (161.7144)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	10 / 49 (665.8172)	28 (164)	9 (165.1428)	14 (168.0344)	7 (168.6400)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	15 / 40 (649.7372)	10 (167.9656)	23 (158.8800)	6 (170.3316)	28 (152.5600)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	18 / 73 (649.0740)	12 (168.5484)	63 (149.0628)	7 (168.6056)	22 (162.8572)
Sep 1, 2018	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	21 / 44 (645.5884)	17 (166.2856)	26 (157.7144)	33 (157.0512)	10 (164.5372)
Jun 23, 2018	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	15 / 22 (634.7204)	13 (162.8000)	19 (149.6572)	13 (161.1316)	10 (161.1316)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	34 / 66 (636.4684)	37 (162.2400)	22 (164.5600)	32 (160.5484)	47 (149.1200)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	10 / 38 (660.5144)	12 (166.8228)	16 (162.8800)	12 (163.4172)	9 (167.3944)
Aug 19, 2017	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	18 / 31 (657.1200)	12 (168.5828)	11 (168.0344)	21 (159.3828)	17 (161.1200)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	40 / 56 (639.2572)	25 (166.8228)	33 (159.9656)	31 (163.9544)	52 (148.5144)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	30 / 50 (639.9776)	9 (168.0116)	7 (166.8800)	44 (150.2288)	33 (154.8572)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	19 / 67 (653.0856)	37 (160.5600)	14 (168)	35 (159.3712)	14 (165.1544)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	21 / 27 (644.4800)	15 (165.1428)	22 (158.8116)	24 (157.6800)	14 (162.8456)
Aug 20, 2016	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	19 / 28 (655.8972)	26 (156.5256)	18 (162.8116)	8 (172.0228)	13 (164.5372)
Jun 4, 2016	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	19 / 24 (647.3372)	19 (162.2628)	13 (163.9544)	22 (161.1200)	12 (160)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	49 / 67 (617.7260)	51 (153.1544)	58 (144.5600)	21 (164.5828)	40 (155.4288)
Aug 15, 2015	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein	21 / 22 (602.7312)	22 (150.2628)	22 (144.5028)	8 (162.2856)	19 (145.6800)

TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)